Ah, God, my strength again! -- Not power nor joy, but these: The waking without pain, The ardour for the task, And in the evening, peace. Is it so much to ask? Ah, God, my strength again! SEQUEL Love came back to look once more On the home he long had known: Found a vine across the door, Found the fountain foul and dry, Found the garden overgrown; Heard at last a tired sigh.... Love came back to look once more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 32 by JAMES JOYCE CAMPUS SONNET: BEFORE AN EXAMINATION by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A REAL HARD TIME BEFORE' by HAYDEN CARRUTH CONTRA MORTEM: THE CHILD'S BEING by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE LOON ON FORRESTER'S POND by HAYDEN CARRUTH |